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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?
While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here
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To the editor: Lifting DPA no answer for waterfront, fishermen – Charlee Bianchini, Gloucester
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International Pacific Halibut Commission to revisit minimum size limit
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‘They are serial killers’: How blue crabs are devastating the fishing industry in southern France
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NPFMC Shares Future of Electronic Monitoring Program with Fishermen
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Come ride along with the Greenhorns on the F/V Chasina during their 2020 Southeast Alaskan salmon hunt. This edit is beautifully crafted and well worth the Read More » -
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Decision Soon on Listing Eels Under Endangered Species Act
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Harvesters charged with killing Stellar sea lions
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Enviro Defense Fund Applauds 9th Circuit’s Pacific whiting fishery ruling
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a federal program that limits the number of Pacific whiting, or hake, fishermen can catch off the Northwest Coast. Two Read More » -
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO HELP FISHERMEN STRANDED 45 MILES OFF PORTLAND, ME
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A LIFO Win for the Inshore Fleet! Maybe. Who wins when they redistribute the quota is the next question.
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Green light! Oregon Senate gives fish commish go-ahead to Buckmaster by 18-12 vote
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